Frequent Miler Quick Deals Newsletter

There’s the return of a targeted Chase Offer out for Emirates that offers up to $100 back as a statement credit.

The Deal

• Get 5% back on Emirates flights when spending at least $500 with a targeted Chase Offer.

Key Terms

• Expires November 8, 2026.
• $100 cashback maximum.
• Offer valid in-store in the US and online at US website emirates.com only.
• Not valid for online orders shipped outside of the US.
• Payment must be made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on purchases made using third-party services, delivery services, or a third-party payment account (e.g., buy now pay later).
• Payment must be made on or before offer expiration date.
• Offer valid one time only.

Quick Thoughts

It would’ve been nice for Chase to have included specific terms for this offer, rather than reverting to the default wording for Chase Offers that involve purchases of physical goods.

The terms state that the offer is “valid in-store in the US and online at US website emirates.com only” and is “not valid for online orders shipped outside of the US.” I suspect that calling Emirates and making a booking over the phone will also be eligible, although those terms seem to indicate that’s not the case. It’s also not clear if eligible flights are limited to those departing from the US; that’s sometimes the case with Amex Offers for airlines, but Chase Offers tend to get triggered more easily provided the retailer name is included in the transaction details.

I would expect this Emirates Chase Offer to work not only on paid airfare, but on taxes and fees for award flights too. If you’ll be booking cash flights, remember to click through from a shopping portal first; here are the current rates.

I don’t believe that past Emirates Chase Offers had a minimum spend requirement, but this latest iteration requires at least $500 of spend.

There’s a new, targeted Amex Offer that’s giving $250 back as a statement credit when spending $2,000 or more with Delta. Unlike a similar recent offer that was only valid for Delta flights booked through Amex Travel, this latest offer is valid when booking directly with Delta.

The Deal

• Spend $2,000+ in one or more transactions directly with Delta Air Lines & get $250 back as a statement credit via a targeted Amex Offer.

Key Terms

• Expires November 30, 2026.
• Offer valid for Delta Air Lines-marketed flights booked directly with Delta Air Lines online at US website delta.com, via Fly Delta US App, or through the US reservation telephone line.
• Flights must originate in the US, including US territories, in order to qualify.
• Valid only for purchases where Delta Air Lines is the merchant of record, such as airfare, fare upgrades, seat selection fees, baggage fees, standby fees, and Delta Sky Club memberships.
• This Offer applies only to eligible bookings that are paid for during the Offer period.
• Excludes the following: (i) purchases in-person at the airport where Delta is not the merchant of record, lounges, and sales offices, (ii) all purchases on-board flights including food, beverage, and WiFi, (iii) standalone hotel bookings and car rentals through delta.com, (iv) purchases through affiliated agents, (v) Delta Vacations, Delta Dive, Delta Cargo, On Demand Charter services, Delta Flight Museum, SkyMiles Marketplace purchases, SkyMiles Experiences, SkyMiles Cruises, Delta Meeting Network, and (vi) travel insurance/trip protection, gift card purchases, and charitable donations.

Quick Thoughts

There was a similar ‘Spend $2,000, get $250‘ Delta Amex Offer a couple of months ago, but that one required that travel be booked through AmexTravel.com. This new version will be preferable for many people seeing as it requires booking directly with Delta and so will mean that in the event of irregular operations, it should be easier to resolve any issues directly rather than having Amex Travel as a middleman.

The $2,000 spend requirement is cumulative, so you don’t have to spend that entire amount in a single transaction. Do note though that flights have to originate in the US in order to be eligible.

Atmos Rewards allows you to book round trip business class to Europe for only 90K-110K points. United lets cardholders do the same for 144K round trip.

Delta meanwhile is currently running a flash sale that allows SkyMiles members to book round trip business class to Europe at a discounted rate of only…230K miles round trip.

The Deal

• Book round trip business class to Europe and Africa for 230K Delta SkyMiles.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Book by October 29, 2026.

Quick Thoughts

Compared to most other airline loyalty programs, 230K miles round trip to Europe in business class isn’t what would be considered a “sale”, but it is with Delta.

What is a better deal is the 230K miles round trip to Africa in business class, especially because it’s possible to find award availability on nonstop flights. Eligible destination cities include Dakar (Senegal), Lagos (Nigeria), Accra (Ghana), and Marrakech (Morocco)

This pricing can get even better if you have an eligible Delta credit card; basically any card other than the Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card. That’s because those cardholders get a 15% discount on award flights which reduces a 230K redemption to 195,500 SkyMiles.

This flash sale is only valid for bookings made by Thursday October 29, so you’ll want to book ASAP if you’re interested. And don’t miss out on other phenomenal deals that Delta highlights on the Flash Sale landing page such as only 683,600 miles + $87 for round trip business class from Chicago to Hong Kong.

The American Airlines shopping portal is once again running a referral promotion to motivate you to encourage your friends and family members to sign up for—and use—the portal.

Your incentive is that you’ll get 500 bonus miles per referral, while the person/people you refer will earn 1,000 bonus miles when meeting fairly easy spending requirements.

The Deal

• Earn 500 bonus miles when referring someone to the American Airlines shopping portal & they spend $75.
• Direct link to offer.
• Our referral links:
  • Stephen
  • Tim

Key Terms

• The “October 2026 New Referred Member Bonus” offer (the “Referral Bonus Program”), which runs from 10/09/2026 through 10/30/2026 at 11:59:59 pm ET (the “Bonus Period”), allows a member (“Referrer”) to earn a one-time bonus of up to 5,000 AAdvantage miles when a new member signs up by logging in for the first time to the AAdvantage eShopping mall (the “Site”) using the Referrer’s unique link and makes cumulative qualifying purchases totaling $75 or more (“Referee”) during the Bonus Period.
• This one-time bonus award will be determined based on number of Referees using one of the following tiers: Tier 1 bonus: 500 bonus miles for 1 Referee; Tier 2 bonus: 1,000 bonus miles for 2 Referees; Tier 3 bonus: 1,500 bonus miles for 3 Referees; Tier 4 bonus: 2,000 bonus miles for 4 Referees; Tier 5 bonus: 2,500 bonus miles for 5 Referees; Tier 6 bonus: 3,000 bonus miles for 6 Referees; Tier 7 bonus: 3,500 bonus miles for 7 Referees; Tier 8 bonus: 4,000 bonus miles for 8 Referees; Tier 9 bonus: 4,500 bonus miles for 9 Referees; or Tier 10 bonus: 5,000 bonus miles for 10 Referees.
• Supplies of bonuses are limited for each Referrer: if the same Referrer provides their unique link to more than 10 Referees, only the first 10 Referees to sign up using that Referrer’s link and make qualifying purchases may earn bonuses.

Quick Thoughts

This is a nice little bonus that you can earn for referring people to the shopping portal. You’ll get 500 bonus miles—capped at 5,000 miles total—for referring people, while the people you refer will earn 1,000 bonus miles on top of the miles they’ll earn for their purchase(s) through the portal. All they have to do is spend $75 by October 30 which certainly isn’t a stringent spending requirement, although that does mean there are only a few more days to take advantage of this.

On the off-chance that you’re super-successful with your referral endeavors, note that the terms state that in addition to you being limited to earning bonus miles for referring up to 10 people, once you’ve maxed that out any additional people that you’ve referred won’t earn the bonus miles. I can understand Cartera (the company that runs the portal) cutting you off referral-wise, but it seems unfair to penalize the 11th (and beyond) person that uses a popular referral link.

American Airlines has had a partnership with AT&T for a little while. Previously, that partnership has offered a good chunk of bonus miles when switching service to AT&T, but there’s now a new promotion that’s offering up to 5,000 bonus miles for existing customers, simply for linking your accounts.

The Deal

• Link your American Airlines AAdvantage and AT&T accounts and earn up to 5,000 bonus miles:
  • 5,000 miles – first 65,000 members who link accounts
  • 2,500 miles – for all AT&T customers after the first 65,000
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• You must link your AAdvantage account to your AT&T account to receive these benefits.
• The name in your AAdvantage account must match the name in your AT&T account to receive bonus miles.

Quick Thoughts

This is a no-brainer if you’re an AT&T customer seeing as it should only take a minute to link your accounts. The nice thing is that even if you’re not one of the first 65,000 people to link your accounts, you’ll still earn 2,500 bonus miles.